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Luke 24:8

What does Luke 24:8 mean?

A plain-English look at Luke 24:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Luke 24:8 means

At the angels’ words, the women remember what Jesus had said. Memory is more than recall; it is recognition that His prior teaching explains the present moment. Their confusion yields to clarity as Jesus’ promises rise in their minds. Faith often advances when God brings His word to remembrance in the moment of need. The women had heard plainly before, yet grief had obscured it; now God’s reminder opens their understanding. This memory will empower their testimony. They will not spread rumors born of frenzy, but report fulfillment based on Jesus’ own words and the empty tomb they have seen.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And they remembered his words,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And they remembered his words,

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And they remembered his words,

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And his words came back into their minds,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And they remembered his sayings,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And they remembered his words.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And they remembered his words;

Context

Verses 6–7 presented the content of Jesus’ prior predictions. Now verse 8 describes the women’s inward shift: from perplexity to remembrance. This is crucial, because what follows in verses 9–10 is their faithful report to the eleven and the rest. Luke shows that witness arises from a word-formed understanding of events. The flow continues from inner conviction to outward proclamation. Yet, as the next verses reveal, even such sound testimony will initially be met with doubt, highlighting both the unexpected nature of the resurrection and the patient way God confirms it through multiple witnesses.

v.7saying that the Son of man must be delivered up into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.

v.8This passage

v.9and returned from the tomb, and told all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • John 12:16

    These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.

  • John 14:26

    But the Comforter, even the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said unto you.

  • John 2:19

    Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

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